‘Twas The Day Before Xmas
OY … it is cold, y’all. Altho the temps. here in Detroit rose out of the single digits yesterday, it was still a wee bit too cold for my liking. I managed to spend most of the day inside yesterday getting some work done, trying to stay warm. I did venture out yesterday evening to hang out with my parents. We were chillin’ out for a bit when they broke the news that there was a bit of water damage that seeped its way into some of my boxes in the basement. Honestly, I had an immediate horrible vision of that episode of Friends where all of Monica’s childhood possessions were destroyed due to water damage and I went downstairs to see what was up. Fortunately, the damage wasn’t that bad … unfortunately, some of my beloved cds were ruined … including some of my earliest Nine Inch Nails cds. Thankfully, the ones ruined were ones that could be replaced. I was very relieved to find all of my Tori Amos cds (many of which are signed) were totally safe and unharmed. Let this be a lesson to all y’all that still have possessions stored at your parents’ homes … keep tabs on what’s going on at home ;)
Sarah and I ventured out into the falling snow to have a nice sushi dinner together before coming back to her place to wrap ourselves in blankets to watch A Charlie Brown Xmas … on VHS:
That’s right … Sarah not only has a working VCR but she still uses it from time to time. So quaint. We were happily watching the video until she passed out right around the time that Linus gave his speech about the true meaning of Xmas … and with that, it was time for bed.
This afternoon, I’m having an Xmas Eve dinner with my parents and then I’m toying with the notion of going to midnight mass with Sarah, Adriana and crew. They attended Divine Child High School and have been talking about going back for midnight mass for years now … tonight might be the night. I’ll be sure to Twitter all about it if we make it. Have a very Merry Xmas tonight … here’s hoping that Santa Claus will make all your Xmas wishes come true!
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December 24th, 2008 at 11:02 am
i thought our family was the only one who kept their VCRs and VHSs! You guys rock!!
December 24th, 2008 at 11:09 am
I have a VCR, too! Until I transfer stuff over to disc, it’s the only way I can still occasionally watch the Solid Gold Top 40 Countdown from 1984 hosted by Rick Dees and featuring “live” performances by Culture Club, comedy bits by Wayland Flowers and Madame, and – of course – suggestive jazz dancing led by the one and only Darcel and the rest of the Solid Gold dancers.
December 24th, 2008 at 11:13 am
GO VHS lol
December 24th, 2008 at 11:36 am
I hope you make it out to Divine Child tonight, its a beautiful church. I’m actually debating whether or not to go tonight, it is jammed to the rafters at Midnight Mass (maximum capacity is 1500 people). Merry Christmas, Trent!
December 24th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
lol I actually watched a muppets christmas carol on VHS the other day…it was awesome! Happy Holidays Trent :)
December 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
merry christmas!
December 24th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Heh, that happened to a few of my boxes at my old apartment. Nothing important had to be thrown away, just some old magazines. But I collect Star Wars action figures (nerd) and while the figures themselves were fine, some of the packaging was destroyed. And I am embarassed to admit that I cried while tearing away the soaked cardboard from my 12 inch Dagobah Luke Skywalker.
December 24th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Merry Christmas, Trent! My husband and I are 28 and yes we still have a VCR. No DVR, TiVo, etc. We do of course have a DVD player (duh). Big news…tomorrow he will find a Garmin Nuvi under the tree! Hold the phone!! This is from someone who still has a cell phone with a pull-up antenna, and no, I am not kidding. Have a wonderful new year!
December 24th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
It is currently 61 degrees out here in virginia. It does NOT feel like xmas!
December 24th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Just wanted to wish you and yours a happy, safe, wonderful, and a very Merry Christmas!!!!!
xo